Vol. 2 Chapter 31: Shocking Live Exercise

“No no no, that’s not the problem. Even if both of us are men, I will be troubled if you’re suddenly fully naked in front of me…”

And even if you look frail and weak, I wouldn’t treat you as a trap, and you’re not one in the first place!

“Fully naked… That… I don’t mind. As long as you’re able to see my appearance.”

Even if you don’t mind, I do, damn it!

“Whatever the case, please wear some clothes!”

“That…”

“Please…”

Before I could finish what I wanted to say, Shir suddenly leapt into the tub.

“Don’t worry. You won’t see the thing that you’re thinking of. After all, I’m no longer human.”

Eh?

No longer human?

I opened my eyes, and looked towards him.

Shir didn’t look any different within the steam… until I saw what was below his chest.

Robot!

This thought first came into my mind when I looked at Shir’s lower half.

Because below his chest, Shir’s body was metallic and light was reflecting off it, and this continued on until his limbs.

So Shir is a robot?

No, that’s not right. With this world’s technology, it should be impossible to create a robot. So why is Shir…

When I once again inspected him, I then realized the root of the problem.

Even if Shir’s body was metallic, however, in every joints of his body, there weren’t any robotic joints!

That’s right. Even if it’s active joints like the waist and elbows, they looked like regular joints which humans should have, as if his body was made of a single whole piece of metal.

And…

Shir didn’t have that thing between his legs…

Wait a minute… Doesn’t that mean Shir is actually… a girl?

“Shir.”

I tried to voice out my thoughts calmly.

“Ah?”

“Are you a boy or a girl?”

“This…”

Shir revealed a troubled expression… Oh my god, don’t tell me you’re only embarrassed now? Shouldn’t this be something you notice before you even take off your clothes?

“Actually, I don’t even know whether I’m a boy or a girl.”

“…”

This… What’s with not knowing your gender? Are you making fun of me?

“That, actually, I already lost my memories on how my body became like this. I don’t know what kind of existence I was before I became like this… The only thing I know, is that currently, I’m no longer human.”

“I see… So you’re saying, you could have been boy before… or you could have been a girl as well?”

“That’s probably so…”

I rubbed my eyebrow, and then covered him with a towel I grabbed from the side. After that, I also took a towel to wrap around my important area.

That… I have somehow understood your situation. However, even if you wish to explain, don’t expose yourself completely… What will you do if you find out you’re actually a girl?”

As if he found my words bizarre, Shir looked at me astonishingly.

And after that, he suddenly laughed happily.

“…Hehe, I think only Fir would say something like this. Regular people would have been frightened by now.”

“Frightened? Why?”

I asked as I approached him.”

“You’re not a monster or a devil, so why would anyone be frightened?”

“Because of my body!”

Shir grabbed my hand, and placed it on his chest.

Hey hey hey! You already said you don’t even know your actual gender, so don’t do things like this so casually!

However, I did not manage to say this out loud. Because what I felt was not the softness of a woman’s chest, nor was it the sturdiness of a man’s.

Only the coolness of the metal could be felt, as if I was really touching a piece of metal.

And when I touched his elbow, even though the metal seems to be a complete piece, however, it’s actually pretty hard!

This… Is this really metal? A metal that could actually move?

This is not science, definitely not. Why is there something so weird? Just what the hell is Shir’s body…

When I looked at his titles, compared to before, the question marks that appeared were incredible.

Probably can’t die, or possible but very hard to do so since he’s incredibly sturdy. I imagine Shir is something like the country’s Strategic-class sentient weapon, which is the same level as an Atomic bomb. He is used not for war itself, but as a war-detergent and a trump card in multi-national negotiations. Hence the nickname “Final Diplomat”.

Oh damn, he IS a f***ing robot, Fir, walk with your behind to the wall and moonrun away, Shir “lower part” is only covered by a invisible panel, it will open and unleash its full strength on your sorry ass.
Jokes aside I thought Shir would be have reverse trap, a gender bender (day=male/ night=female) or a werewolf, the robot twist really got me.